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Answered on Dec 09, 2022

Question by Vijay - Dec 09, 2022

I am investing in below mentioned MF monthly for the past 2.5 years. Kotak Emerging Equity Fund(G)- 7500/- 2. Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip fund(G)-2500/- 3. Canara Robeco Emerging Equities (G)-5000/- 4. Aditya Birla Flexi Cap fund (G)-5000/- 5. Parag Parikh Flexi Cap fund (G)-5000/- Kindly suggest whether these funds are good or I need to diversify. I wanted an amount of around 2-3 cr before retirement. Currently my age is 39 years.

Ans: These are good funds, no further diversification is required

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Question by Vinita - Dec 09, 2022

I am 28 and can invest 40k in month. At present I am investing 10k in Quant Tax Plan. I plan to build a corpus in next 10 years for home buying and retirement.

Ans: Schemes that may be considered are as under

HDFC Index Fund – Sensex Plan – Growth

UTI Flexi cap Fund – Growth

Axis ESG Equity fund – Growth

Samco Flexi cap fund – Growth

Motilal Oswal Mid cap Fund - Growth

Nippon India Small Cap Fund – Growth

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Question by Kartik - Dec 09, 2022

I am 42 years old. I need your help with mutual fund, planning to retire in 5 years with corpus of 2 Cr. What will be amount I need to buy mutual fund so that I can have corpus of 2 Cr after 5 years?

Ans: For Rs 2 cr in 5 years, the monthly investment required will be Rs 2,25,000.

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Question by vijay - Dec 09, 2022

I am 47 years old and have been investing in SIP as per below. Please suggest if any optimisation is suggested in the SIP portfolio. SBI BLUE CHIP FUND - REGULAR PLAN – GROWTH: 10,000.00 NIPPON INDIA PHARMA FUND - GROWTH PLAN - GROWTH OPTION: 10,000.00 ADITYA BIRLA SUN LIFE FRONTLINE EQUITY FUND – GROWTH: 10,000.00 SBI BLUE CHIP FUND - REGULAR PLAN – GROWTH: 5,000.00 MIRAE ASSET LARGE CAP FUND GROWTH PLAN: 5,000.00 AXIS SMALL CAP FUND - GROWTH PLAN: 10,000.00 SBI FOCUSED EQUITY FUND REGULAR GROWTH: 10,000.00 SBI FOCUSED EQUITY FUND REGULAR GROWTH: 5,000.00 CANARA ROBECO EQUITY TAX SAVER REGULAR GROWTH: 10,000.00 MIRAE ASSET EMERGING BLUECHIP FUND - REGULAR PLAN GROWTH OPTION: 2,500.00 ICICI PRUDENTIAL BLUECHIP FUND - GROWTH: 5,000.00 ICICI PRUDENTIAL BLUECHIP FUND - GROWTH: 5,000.00 AXIS GOLD FUND - GROWTH: 10,000.00 BANK OF INDIA MID AND SMALL CAP EQUITY AND DEBT FUND GROWTH: 5,000.00 ICICI PRUDENTIAL LONG TERM BOND FUND - GROWTH: 5,000.00

Ans: Many schemes are repeated, consolidate them in one and then share the portfolio for further optimization.

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Question by Gaurav - Dec 09, 2022

I am 37 years old with below mentioned SIPs. Please suggest for any changes to allocation. Also, I will be stepping up the SIPs by 10 to 15% annually. Please suggest if I should step up existing schemes or add any new one. My objective is build portfolio of 1 Cr. In 10 years. HDFC Index Fund - Sensex Plan - 5k - Jan21 PPFAS Flexi Fund - 10k - Mar21 Mirae Asset Focused Fund - 5k - Sep21 (lumpsum 65k in 2019) Axis Growth Opportunity Fund - 5k - Dec21 PPFAS conservative HY Fund - 3k - Aug22 (Lumpsum 30k in 2021) Quant Active Fund - 2k - Aug21

Ans: No changes required, and step up in the existing SIPs only, no need to add funds.

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Question by Senthil - Dec 09, 2022

Aged 47 Years, I am planning for a retirement fund of Rs3 Cr. Please guide.

Ans: In 13 years, Rs 3 cr corpus can be created by monthly investment of Rs 70,000

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Question by Shankar - Dec 09, 2022

Hello Sir, I'm 46 years old. I've not done any in MF recently. I'm planning to start Index funds SIP ~15000 per month. Can you please suggest Index fund low risk moderate returns?

Ans: Please let know if the index funds will be equity or debt?

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Answered on Dec 09, 2022

Question by Balaji - Dec 09, 2022

I'm 39 years Old - Need your advise - I have yet to start the SIP or Mutual investments in my life due to fear factor. But i thought i can start something now due to age and plan for my kids wellness. Currently My Investments will be as per below: LIC Jeevan Anand - 60k Per Year LIC Super Annuation 84k Per year NPS - 57K Per year Please advise for investments.

Ans: You can start investment in hybrid funds like ICICI Pru Balanced Advantage Fund, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund, Edelweiss Balanced advantage funds.

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Question by Arvind - Dec 09, 2022

I am 40 years old and want to create a MF portfolio that will give me = 15% return for the next 6-8 years. I am fairly open to taking risks. Can you pls suggest a basket of 5-6 funds and how much to invest in each of them to get a corpus of 1Cr at the end of the time frame?

Ans: Rs 1 cr in 8 years will require an investment (Monthly) of Rs 54000.

Schemes that can be considered are as under

HDFC Index Fund – Sensex Plan – Growth

UTI Flexi cap Fund – Growth

Axis ESG Equity fund – Growth

Samco Flexi cap fund – Growth

Motilal Oswal Mid cap Fund - Growth

Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Growth

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Answered on Dec 09, 2022

Question by Guru - Dec 09, 2022

Hi, I'm 26 year old. I want to build a Corpus of 10 CR, which includes buying a home in 5 years and marriage and children education and also retirement. I'm having investment in the following in monthly wise 1) NPS TIRE 1 2500 Rs 2) NPS TIRE 2 2500Rs 3) postal office PLI 3500 RS 4) SBI Focused equity 1000 Rs 5) health insurance 675 Rs 6) term insurance 2300 Rs I want your suggestion on investing in MFs which includes tax saving also as I fall under 30% bracket with annual CTC 13LPA. I can invest another Rs 15k per month.

Ans: Please let know the duration for each goal.

Rs 15K in 5 years can create a corpus of Rs 12.7 lakh

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Answered on Dec 07, 2022

Question by Umesh - Dec 07, 2022

I am investing in HDFC Small Cap Mutual Fund since Sep 2019 and till date accumulated 35% gain on investment from SIP of 2500/month. When I bought this scheme it was 5 star rated but now it's degraded to 2 star. As per current scheme, if i continue more than 3 year the profits get lowered to 12-15% range. Consider the current gain, i would like to know the view: should i continue SIP or withdraw the total sum and invest the received money in some other higher rated and profit making small cap fund like Quant, BOI etc., with same amount of SIP. Kindly guide and also advise which fund to switch if switch is recommended. My view is long term return for kid’s higher education, who is 4 year old.

Ans: No need to change, please continue for long term.

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Answered on Dec 07, 2022

Question by Yogesh - Dec 07, 2022

My age is 42 year & my wife age is 34 year. We want to start the SIP in Mutual Funds, but quite confused actually which fund needs to be picked, which will be best suited for us to our requirement. I want to create corpus of 1.5 cr for retirement, 2 cr for Child's education and marriage from my investment for 15 - 17 years & same amount of return for my wife for the investment of 25 years. Require your valuable guidance on exactly which fund and how much in each fund i need to invest so that the above objective can be fulfilled.

Ans: Goals

Goal 1: Retirement Rs1.5 cr in 18 years

Goal 2: Education and Marriage Rs 2 cr in 16 years

Goal 3: Retirement Rs 2 cr in 25 years.

Monthly Investment required

Goal 1: Rs 15000

Goal 2: Rs 27,500

Goal 3: Rs 7500

Total monthly investment of Rs 50000

Schemes that can be chosen can be as under ( 2 schemes to each goal)

HDFC Index Fund – Sensex Plan – Growth

UTI Flexi cap Fund – Growth

Axis ESG Equity fund – Growth

Samco Flexi cap fund – Growth

Motilal Oswal Mid cap Fund - Growth

Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Growth

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Answered on Dec 07, 2022

Question by RAKESHKUMAR - Dec 07, 2022

My monthly SIP is as follows. Please suggest necessary changes if required. Looking for wealth creation or long term investment up to 15 years. SBI SMALL CAP FUND DIRECT GROWTH- 2000 SBI FOCUSED EQUITY DIRECT GROWTH - 4000 SBI FLEXICAP FUND DIRECT GROWTH - 2000 MIRAE ASSET EMERGING BLUECHIP FUND -2000 HDFC TOP 100 GUND – 2500

Ans: No change required

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Answered on Dec 07, 2022

Question by SIMRAN - Dec 07, 2022

RESPECTED SIR, NAMASKAR, KYA IS TIME PARAG PARIKH FLEXICAP FUND MEIN 25000 AUR UTI NIFTY INDEX FUND MEIN 40000 KI LUMP SUM INVESTMENT KARNI THIK RAHEGI?

Ans: Yes please

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Answered on Dec 07, 2022

Question by Pavan - Dec 07, 2022

Ans: Further details required

Present age

Monthly Investment / SIP

There is no need to disclose your folio numbers.

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Answered on Dec 07, 2022

Question by Gopalakrishna - Dec 07, 2022

I am 41 year old working in the software industry. I have no liabilities and I started investing in MFs for the last 4 years. I have a corpus of 10 lakh till now. My current portfolio is: ICICI PRUDENTIAL EQUITY AND DEBT FUND - GROWTH: 10,000.00 HDFC BALANCE ADVANTAGE FUND - REGULAR PLAN - GROWTH: 10,000.00 ICICI PRUDENTIAL BLUECHIP FUND - GROWTH: 10,000.00 SBI LARGE AND MIDCAP FUND REGULAR GROWTH: 10,000.00 Canara Robeco Flexicap Fund Regular GROWTH: 10,000.00 Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund - Regular Plan GROWTH Option: 2,500.00 AXIS MIDCAP FUND - GROWTH: 2,000.00 Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund GROWTH Plan: 2,000.00 I also contribute 29,000 per month towards EPF and 17,000 per month towards NPS. My Question is, are the above funds fine? How much corpus will I create in 15 years?

Ans: Funds are good, with monthly investment of 56500, the corpus that can created in 15 years is 3.1 cr

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Answered on Dec 07, 2022

Question by Avil - Dec 07, 2022

I am a 40 years old and working with prestigious IT Company as a Project Manager. I don't have any mutual funds now. I have PPF, life insurance, Superannuation funds. I want to achieve 3 crore in next 12 to 15 years. Can you suggest me which funds i can create and which online portal is good to create those funds?

Ans: Monthly investment of Rs 55000 is required to achieve a corpus of Rs 3 cr in 15 years!

Funds that can be considered are as under:

HDFC Index Fund – Sensex Plan – Growth

UTI Flexi cap Fund – Growth

Axis ESG Equity fund – Growth

Samco Flexi cap fund – Growth

Motilal Oswal Mid cap Fund - Growth

Nippon India Small Cap Fund – Growth

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Answered on Dec 07, 2022

Question by Arun - Dec 07, 2022

I am 60 years old retired and investing Rs 21000 in SIP in following Mutual Funds: Axis Blue Chip Fund: 1000 ICICI Prudential Blue Chip: 2000 IDFC Large Cap Fund: 1000 Nippon India Small Cap: 2000 Axis Long Term Equity: 6000 Aditya Birla Sunlife TaxRelief96: 3000 Franklin India Tax Shield: 1000 ICICI Prudential Long Term Tax saving: 1000 Sundaram Large Cap Fund: 1000 Canara Robeco Blue Chip Fund: 1000 Parag Parikh Flexicap Fund: 1000 Adity Birla Sunlife Spl opportunities: 1000 I am looking forward to corpus of Rs 50 Lakh in next ten years. Please review and advice.

Ans: With Rs 21000 monthly investment a corpus of Rs 1.2 cr can be created in next 10 years

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Answered on Dec 07, 2022

Question by Girish - Dec 07, 2022

I am a working class man and have started SIP in following funds from the last 6 months. Can invest till my retirement i.e. for the next 23 years period. My total monthly SIP is of Rs 22,000, I can increase Rs 500 in each fund (i.e. 15% step up) every year based on my salary. For the next 13-15 years I can take high risk out of 23 years. My other investments are PF (21600(employer) + 21600(employee)) yearly and can start Rs 50,000 yearly in NPS for tax saving. Looking for a combined corpus of 8-10 crore till retirement for my child's education (1 year old) and for my retirement savings, Can I achieve this with my SIP and other investments? Kindly guide /provide your expert opinion whether any of my funds are overlapping or needs to be discontinued or any new funds needs to be added to meet my target corpus. Funds: 1. Mirae Asset Global Electric & Autonomous Vehicles ETFs FundofFund (Direct Growth) - Rs 1,000 -Active 2. canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund (Direct Growth-Large Cap) - Rs 3,000 -Active 3. ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund (Direct Growth-Sectoral/Thematic) - Rs 3,000 -Active 4. PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund (Direct Growth) - Rs 3,000 -Active 5. PGIM India MidCap Opportunities Fund (Direct Growth) - Rs 3,000 -Active 6. Quant Active Fund (Direct Growth-Multicap) - Rs 3,000 -Active 7. Quant Small Cap Fund (Direct Growth) - Rs 3,000 -Active 8. Quant Tax Plan (Direct Growth-ELSS) - Rs 3,000 -Active 9. Axis Long Term Equity Fund (Direct Growth-ELSS) - Rs 3,000 -Paused

Ans: Funds are fine, with a monthly investment of 22000 with an annual step up of 15% the corpus that can be created is Rs 10 -12 cr in 23 years.

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Answered on Dec 07, 2022

Question by Saravanan - Dec 07, 2022

I'm 35 years old, i started my investment journey in 2022, currently investing 25,000/- p.m, would like to add another 25,000/- p.m of SIP. Would like to build a corpus of 3-4 crore for my retirement and child's education 15-20 years from now. Current SIP investments: 1. Parag Parikh flexi cap- 5,000 2. Navi nifty index -5,000 3. ICICI sensex index fund 5,000 4. UTI FLEXI Cap 10,000 Please suggest funds to achieve 3-4 crore corpus.

Ans: Current schemes are sufficient, no need to add further funds, please increase the investment in above funds only.

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Answered on Dec 06, 2022

Question by Abhinav - Dec 06, 2022

I have been investing in 2 SIPs (Sbi Small cap and Sbi Magnum equity) Rs 2500 each from 2018. Right now I am 31 years. Now I am planning to start 2 new SIPs of Rs 2500 (making a total of Rs 10,000 in SIPs). My plan is to make a good corpus for my retirement at 60. Kindly suggest 2 more SIPs to invest and whether my current investment is good enough?

Ans: The two schemes that can be considered are:

HDFC Index Fund – Sensex Plan – Growth

UTI Flexi cap Fund – Growth

In 29 years the corpus that can be created by monthly investment of Rs 10,000 will be nearly Rs 4 Crs.

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Answered on Dec 06, 2022

Question by Shimhachalam - Dec 06, 2022

I am a government employee aged about 42 and new to mf. My aim is wealth creation. Can you please suggest a bucket of portfolio in which I can invest from January 2023 with an annual 10 % increase in sip for next 10 to 15 years or above?

Ans: Below fund can be considered:

HDFC Index Fund – Sensex Plan – Growth

UTI Flexi cap Fund – Growth

Axis ESG Equity fund – Growth

Samco Flexi cap fund – Growth

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Answered on Dec 06, 2022

Question by Priyanka - Dec 06, 2022

I have following monthly investment of a total of Rs 15k which was started recently in Sep 2022. Can u confirm how much corpus will I generate in 10 years with these SIP investments? How much more do I need to invest additionally monthly to get 1 cr if the current SIP is not enough to reach the target? 1. Parag parekh flexi 1k per month 2. Mirae asset large cap 2 k per month 3. Kotak emerging equity 2k per month 4. Hdfc small cap 2k per month 5. ICICI Blue Chip 2k per month 6. Motilal Oswal flexi cap – 6k per month

Ans: Funds are decent and the corpus that can get created with above investment in 10 years is Rs 37 lakh therefore for a corpus of Rs 1 cr in 10 years, monthly investment of Rs 40000 / - or additionally Rs 25000 per month.

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Answered on Dec 06, 2022

Question by Vikas - Dec 06, 2022

Randomly google suggested me ur ask mf and read this page many times, today i have an question regarding my investments. Mainly i am investing for my retirement but i want to spare something for my 2 daughter's marriages, but not able to decide how. I have created two folios myself without any knowledge, read google, watched youtube and started investing... First folio, all direct fund sips: 1. axis nifty 100 index-500 2. parag parikh flexi-1000 3. axis small cap-500 4. nippon small cap-500 5. icici midcap 150 index-500 6. icici nasdaq 100-100 7. icici technology-500 Total-4000rs Second folio with wife id: 1. pgim india flexi cap-1000 2. axis small cap-1000 3. nippon small cap-1000 4. axis nifty 100 index-lumpsump only Total 3000rs Started from 500rs month and reached 7000 in 1.5years, have plan to step up sip by 5-10% every year now. Sir, daughters age are 13 and 7. didnt know about sip and mf 2 years back, else i wud have done this from many years. Kindly suggest me best for future. Goals r daughters education (priority) Daughters marriage (secondary) Retirement (last but very imp.)

Ans: The question is in detail however the corpus required and when it is required, kindly let know these 2 details for proper planning.

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Answered on Dec 06, 2022

Question by Murali - Dec 06, 2022

I am 36 years old working in the IT field and have 25k/ month SIP running since 13-04-2021. I am planning to invest for the next 20 years for my retirement, House Purchase, and as well as my daughter's (current age 5) education/marriage. Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund - Gr: 2,500 Edelweiss Mid Cap Fund - Regular Gr: 5,000 Quant Small Cap Fund - Gr: 5,000 Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund - Gr: 5,000 Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund - Gr: 2,500 Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund - Reg Gr: 5,000 The current value is: 452661 I want to purchase a house before my daughter turns 12 years old. Kindly advise me if I need to increase my SIP or change any plans.

Ans: The corpus that can be created by SIP of Rs 25K in 7 years is Rs 35 lakh.

Current value of Rs 4.5 lakh will grow up to Rs 10 lakh, hence total Rs 45 lakh will be available for the home purchase.

Child education and marriage corpus and tenure is required

For Retirement in 13 years the corpus that can get created by monthly investment of Rs 25K is Rs 1 cr.

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Answered on Dec 06, 2022

Question by Shyleswari - Dec 06, 2022

I am 50 years old, and planning to invest in either SIP or Mutual Funds. At the same time, I have taken too many loans like home loans, top ups on home loans for my daughters abroad education, car loan and personal loan. Please suggest how to invest in these financial products and get good returns to secure retired life for myself and my husband (both of our income take home is 1.3lakh and the debts we are paying 90k).

Ans: Kindly let know the monthly living expenditure

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Answered on Dec 06, 2022

Question by S - Dec 06, 2022

Respected sir, Can a non-listed public limited company invest in SIP. Please also let me know can a company make one time investment in mutual funds

Ans: Companies can invest in mutual funds by either mode, SIP or lump sum.

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Answered on Dec 06, 2022

Question by Munendra - Dec 06, 2022

I have a number of SIPs (in various MFs) worth 1 lakh per month. I want to consolidate the SIPs as below: Large Cap: 15 K Mid Cap: 30 K Small Cap: 15 K Sector/ tech fund: 10 K Contra fund: 15 k Flexi cap: 15 K Please let me know if I need to correct this scheme. Also, please tell me one fund in each of the above categories to invest in. I can invest for more than 10 years and have no immediate liability in sight.

Ans:

Large Cap: DSP top 100 fund - Growth

Mid Cap: Motilal Oswal Mid cap Fund - Growth

Small Cap: Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Growth

Sector/ tech fund: SBI Technology Opportunities fund - Growth

Contra fund: Kotak India Eq Contra Fund - Growth

Flexi cap: UTI Flexi Cap fund - Growth

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Answered on Dec 06, 2022

Question by P - Dec 06, 2022

I have been investing in MF from last 5 years via SIP regularly with intermittent top ups. My portfolio consists of{ Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund Direct-Growth Mirae Asset NYSE FANG+ ETF FoF Direct Nippon India Gilt Securities Fund Direct Tata India Pharma & HealthCare Fund Direct Growth Navi US Total Stock Market FOF Direct - Growth HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Direct Plan-Growth ICICI Prudential 50 Nifty Index Direct Plan-Growth Canara Robeco Emerging Equities Fund Direct-Growth Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund Direct-Growth SBI Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct-Growth IIFL Focused Equity Fund Direct - Growth Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund Direct-G. Please guide me whether my port2needs any correction.

Ans: Please continue

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Answered on Dec 06, 2022

Question by Nitish - Dec 06, 2022

I want to create a corpus of 5-10 cr in next 10 years. I have paused my previous sips and started new sips with a financial firm. They are listed below. 1. IIFL focused Equity fund(G) - 25000rs SIP monthly started 2. Canara Bluechip Equity fund(G) - 25000rs SIP monthly started 3. SBI Contra (G) - 20000rs SIP monthly started 4. SBI Smal cap fund (G)- 10000rs SIP monthly 5. Canara Roberco Small cap- 10000rs SIP monthly I intent to save 90K to 1 L a month. what is the maximum corpus I can create with this saving in next 10 years? Also PPF of 1.5L annually. I have a lump sum of 25L to 30L annually salary. Please suggest and guide me if I can do something more better. PPF 1.5L anually till date 8.40lakh. Previous SIPs - 10lakh Please guide.

Ans: Funds are good, please continue. The corpus that can get created by investment of Rs 90000 is Rs 2.2 cr in 10 years.

PPF is fine.

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Dhwani - Nov 18, 2022

Currently I am having below Monthly SIP's (26K) and my Current value of investment so far is 22 lakh out of these investments. Edelweiss Mid Cap Fund -- 2000 Kotak Emerging Equity Fund -- 3000 Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund -- 2000 Nippon India Growth Fund -- 3000 SBI Magnum MidCap Fund -- 2000 Baroda BNP Paribas Mid Cap Fund -- 1000 DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund -- 1000 DSP Tax Saver Fund -- 2500 HDFC Small Cap Fund -- 1000 IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund -- 2500 L&T Midcap Fund -- 1000 Nippon India Tax Saver Fund -- 2500 Aditya Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96 Fund -- 2500 What would be my approximate corpus after 10 years?

Ans: 22 lakh can grow up to 70 to 80 lakh in 10 years.

A SIP of Rs. 26 k can create a corpus of Rs. 70 lakh in 10 years

Therefore, total corpus that can get created is Rs. 1.4 to Rs. 1.5 cr

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Vrushank - Nov 18, 2022

I'm 27 and looking forward to investing into MFs for around 15K per month. Please suggest where and how much I can invest for the long term as well as for return of 50 Lakh in the next 5 to 7 years. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Ans: A few schemes that you can consider are:

UTI Flexi Cap Fund – Growth

Axis ESG Equity Fund – Growth

HDFC Index Fund – Sensex Plan – Growth

Samco Flexi cap Fund - Growth

With Rs, 15K SIP the corpus that can be created in 7 years is Rs. 21 lakh .

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Murugavel - Nov 18, 2022

Hope you are doing well. I am 42 year old working in the IT field and having 6k/ month SIP running since 2017. I invested this SIP in ABSL-95 Growth Fund. I am planning to invest 20k additionally per month, please suggest some good MF to meet my below goals: 1. My child education which is 8 years from now targeting 15 - 25L 2. Retire with good savings (1 cr) in another 12 - 15 years Also, I am planning for a lump sum of 5L investment. Please advice for the same.

Ans: A few schemes that you can consider are:

UTI Flexi Cap Fund – Growth

Axis ESG Equity Fund – Growth

HDFC Index Fund – Sensex Plan – Growth

Samco Flexi cap Fund - Growth

Corpus of Rs. 20 lakh in 8 years requires a monthly investment of Rs. 11,500 /-

Corpus of Rs. 1 cr in 15 years requires a monthly investment of Rs. 16,500 /-

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Donnie - Nov 18, 2022

I am 43 years old. Currently I have a Mutual Fund Corpus of Rs 39 Lakh. My SIP Monthly Investments are as follows: 1) HDFC Midcap Opportunities Fund Direct Growth- Rs 10,000/- 2) HDFC Small Cap Direct Growth - Rs 5,000/- 3) L&T Emerging Business Fund Direct Growth - Rs 5,000/- 3) L&T MidCap Direct Growth - Rs 5,000/- 4) Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund Direct Growth - Rs 15,000/- 5) Mirae Asset SnP 500 ETF Fund of Fund - Rs 20,000/- 6) Tata Hybrid Equity Fund Growth - Rs 5,000/- Total Monthly SIP is Rs 70,000/- but of late the Mirae Asset SnP 500 SIP is on hold by them. My target is a corpus of Rs 10 crore on my retirement which would be at 60 years. Kindly advice if I need to increase my SIP or change any plans.

Ans: In 17 years Rs. 70K can create a corpus of Rs. 6 cr

Rs. 39 lakh can grow up to Rs. 3.2 cr

Total of 9 cr.

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Sachin - Nov 18, 2022

I am 45 years old. Want to create a corpus of 10 Cr in next 15 years. How much per month SPI I should start?

Ans: Rs. 1,62,500 SIP is required

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Sachin - Nov 18, 2022

Presently I don’t have any SIP investment. Have I missed the bus?

Ans: There is no good or bad times, starting early has compounding advantage, however even now it’s not late.

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Ulhas - Nov 18, 2022

Kindly suggest suitable SIP for investment of Rs 10000

Ans:

A few schemes that you can consider are:

UTI Flexi Cap Fund – Growth

Axis ESG Equity Fund – Growth

HDFC Index Fund – Sensex Plan – Growth

Samco Flexi cap Fund - Growth

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Amit - Nov 18, 2022

Aged 42, investing in following funds: 1. Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Advantage fund - 14k 2. HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities Fund - Growth - 10k 3. Kotak emerging equity fund growth - 14k 4. L&T Mid cap fund growth - 14k All for last 5 years PGIM India global equity opportunities fund regular growth plan - 14k for last 2 years. Question 1: Would like to have a minimum 2cr, how much time will it take? Are these good funds to continue? If not, please suggest others.

Ans: These are good funds, please continue; please let me know your present corpus to assess the duration.

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Amit - Nov 18, 2022

Question 2: Which are the other options to start SIP of 15k?

Ans: These are sufficient funds, increase allocation in these funds only

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Question by Amit - Nov 18, 2022

Question 3: With this corpus what will be valuation approx at age 55?

Ans: Kindly let know the present corpus

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Nikhil - Nov 18, 2022

I am investing around 40k per month in 11 different SIPs. Mirae Assets Tax Saver Fund Direct - Growth Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Plan - Growth SBI Small Cap Fund Direct Plan - Growth Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Plan - Growth Quant mid Cap Fund Direct Plan - Growth PGIM India Miacap opportunities Fund- growth Tata Digital India Fund Direct- Growth Sundaram Flexi Cap Fund Direct- Growth Quant Tax Plan Direct- Growth ICICI Pru US Bluechip Equity Fund Direct- Growth Canara Rebecco Small Cap Fund Direct- Growth Other investments: 25k p.m. VPF 25k p.m in stocks My target is to accumulate around 1 cr in next 8 years. Request you to please advise if i am on track to achieve this goal or do I need to change anything.

Ans: 40K SIP in 8 years can create a corpus of Rs. 70 lakh, therefore the investment needs to be increased of duration needs to be increased.

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Rahul - Nov 18, 2022

I am 48 years working professional and till now only invested in EPF & NPS. Considering that, I will be at least working for 10 years, now I am considering to invest in mutual funds for my retirement life. My immediate commitments (like children education / marriage / health, etc., during 10 years of working life ) towards family has been taken care of with provisions. My take home salary after home loan & other deductions is about 60 k and can spare about 20 - 25 k per month for investment. Please guide me about mutual fund / SIP investment and particularly which ones to invest based on my profile.

Ans: A few schemes that you can consider are:

UTI Flexi Cap Fund – Growth

Axis ESG Equity Fund – Growth

HDFC Index Fund – Sensex Plan – Growth

Samco Flexi cap Fund - Growth

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by kapil - Nov 18, 2022

Kindly give your expert opinion regarding my monthly mutual fund investments of Rs. 28000 (all SIPs) I have been doing for the last 4 years. I am 39 yr old. I want to create a corpus of around 2 Crore in the next 15 years. Your expert opinion will be appreciated. 1. HDFC Children's Gift Fund - (Lock-in) - Regular Plan - Rs. 10000. 2. ICICI Prudential Midcap Fund - Growth - Rs. 5000 3. ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund - Growth - Rs. 2000 4. Axis Bluechip Fund - Regular Growth - Rs. 4500 5. Axis Focussed 25 Fund - Regular Growth - Rs. 2000 6. SBI Focussed Equity Fund - Regular Growth - Rs. 4500

Ans: Rs. 28K in 15 years can create a corpus of Rs. 1.7 crs

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Answered on Nov 18, 2022

Question by Surapaneni - Nov 18, 2022

Please find my current investments. Kindly give your expert opinion on the below. 1. Mirae asset emerging blue chip fund - 5000 pm (regular plan from 2017) 2. Canara Robeco Emerging Equities - 1500 pm (regular plan from 2018) 3. Nippon small cap fund - 1500 pm (regular plan from 2018) 4. HDFC Index fund - 2100 pm (direct plan from 2022) 5. Parag Parikh Flexi cap fund - 2100 pm (direct plan from Jan 2022) 6. Axis Growth Opportunities Growth - 2100 pm (direct plan from Jan 2022) LIC Jeevan Umang 1 lakh per year for 15 years (already paid for 4 years). Have health and term insurance. Wanted to invest for my kid's future -- higher studies, marriage; she is 8 months old now. Since I need that money after 18+ years and I can take risk, I request to please suggest any small or mid cap mutual funds.

Ans: A few Mid and Small Cap funds are as under

HDFC Mid cap opportunities fund – Growth

Kotak Emerging Equity Fund – Growth

SBI Small Cap fund – Growth

UTI Small Cap fund - Growth

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Answered on Nov 17, 2022

Question by Pradeep - Nov 17, 2022

Greetings of the day! With reference to your article below, Read this article https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/omkeshwar-singh-help-me-build-a-mf-portfolio/20221103.htm Would you please advice on my mutual fund portfolio for any additions or changes or switches? Here are my goals: Car: 20 lakh down 5-6 years Child one education: 50 lakh Child two education: 50 lakh Health reserves: 50 lakh Retirement: 10 crore My monthly salary is 1.8 lakh. I pay pf 1.2 lakh per year, NPS tier1 70k per year, LIC policies: 1.3 lakh per year. Advice on portfolio please. DSP TAX SAVER FUND-GROWTH: 1500 sip MIRAE ASSET EMERGING BLUECHIP FUND-REGULAR PLAN-GROWTH OPTION:2000 sip HDFC HYBRID EQUITY FUND REGULAR PLAN GROWTH :2000 sip TATA DIGITAL INDIA FUND REGULAR PLAN GROWTH:2500 sip ICICI PRUDENTIAL COMMODITIES FUND GROWTH: 2500 sip UTI MID CAP FUND-GROWTH PLAN:3000 Sip EDELWEISS RECENTLY LISTED IPO FUND-REGULAR PLAN-GROWTH: 2500 UTI FLEXI CAP FUND-REGULAR PLAN-GROWTH:1500 sip

Ans: Please specify the duration (only car duration is given), accordingly planning can be done.

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Answered on Nov 17, 2022

Question by Guiding - Nov 17, 2022

I have sip per month since July 2021. 1. nippon sensex direct growth 5k 2. axis Small Cap fund direct growth 5k 3. PGIM Mid cap opportunities fund 5k 4. icici prudential technology fund for 70k which I've stopped the sip since I feel that sector fund are too risky. I'll invest for 12-13 years for my child education around 1 crore. And I also want to retire early and I hope to achieve 2-3 crore within 15 years. I also do put some extra lump sum money in those above three fund whenever I have extra cash but my investment per month in mutual fund is not more than 20k per month. What are your suggestions sir?

Ans: Three funds are sufficient, and with monthly investment of Rs. 20K corpus that can be created in 15 years is 1.2 cr, hence only one objective / goal can be met!

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Answered on Nov 17, 2022

Question by Tonmoy - Nov 17, 2022

I am 37 years old, and want to build a corpus of 80 lakh in next 12 years for my child education. I want to take moderate risk. I am having sip of 16000 per month in following funds. Please review my profile and suggest any modification of funds. Sbi blue chip 3000 pm Mirae asset emerging bluechip 2500 pm Quant multi asset fund 4000 pm Uti flexi cap fund 1500 pm Mirae asset tax saver 5000 pm.

Ans: Funds are fine and with SIP of Rs. 16 K the corpus that can be created in 12 years is Rs. 60 lakh

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Answered on Nov 17, 2022

Question by Amit - Nov 17, 2022

Could you please guide me from where I can invest in mutual funds? Like, should I invest using third party app i.e. Paytm, etc., or, should I invest using their own AMC portal i.e. tata, axis, SBI, L&T, etc? Please let me know safe investment way for future prospects.

Ans: Both ways are fine and safe, via app in one place all the funds can be assessed.

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Answered on Nov 17, 2022

Question by Kalyan - Nov 17, 2022

I just started investing in mutual fund and below are my fund details: Motilal Oswal flexicap fund- 5000/ month Axis blue chip fund growth - 5000/ month ICICI technology fund- 1000/ month Are these good to continue or need any changes? Please help. Goal is to have a corpus fund for house buying.

Ans: These are good funds

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Answered on Nov 17, 2022

Question by Amit - Nov 17, 2022

I am 41 years old. I have no portfolio as yet and I have loans of about 50 Lakh on my head along with Children education, Health Insurance and Other insurance premiums as my liabilities. I have 75000 going to HDFC Sanchay Plus plan which is my only investment. How can I build a SIP to get rid of my loans in next 5-7 years and build a sizeable corpus like 20 lakh at least without compromising with my current expenses? My Monthly Income is INR 1.70 lakh net.

Ans: A corpus of 50 lakh can be created in 6 years by monthly investment of Rs 42,500.

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